The Visionaries

Need a primer on the most famous and prolific architects working today? If so head on over to concierge.com and flip through it's Visionaries in Style + Design feature on eleven (twelve if you count Herzog & de Meuron as two, and too many to count if you start to consider employees) international architects.



Admittedly geared to travelers, the piece gives a brief lowdown on why they're so famous, followed by a project "on the horizon," such as Frank Gehry's New World Symphony Hall in Miami Beach, pictured above. For many it may not offer anything new, but for others it helps get 'em up to speed on the big names in the bizness right now.

The list includes:

1) Norman Foster:

:: Claim to Fame: Reichstag dome, Berlin
:: On the Horizon: Terminal 3, Beijing Airport

2) Diller Scofidio + Renfro:

:: Claim to Fame: Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
:: On the Horizon: The High Line, New York

3) Frank Gehry:

:: Claim to Fame: The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao
:: On the Horizon: New World Symphony hall, Miami

4) Renzo Piano:

:: Claim to Fame: Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome
:: On the Horizon: Shard London Bridge, London

5) Jean Nouvel:

:: Claim to Fame: Torre Agbar, Barcelona
:: On the Horizon: Koncerthuset, Copenhagen

6) Santiago Calatrava:

:: Claim to Fame: Ciutat de les Arts i de les Cièncias, Valencia
:: On the Horizon: The PATH Terminal, NYC

7) Zaha Hadid:

:: Claim to Fame: Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art, Cincinnati
:: On the Horizon: Opera House, Guangzhou

8) Richard Rogers:

:: Claim to Fame: Terminal 4, Madrid Airport
:: On the Horizon: Leadenhall Building, London

9) Thom Mayne:

:: Claim to Fame: Hypo Alpe-Adria Center, Klagenfurt
:: On the Horizon: Phare Tower, Paris

10) Rem Koolhaas:

:: Claim to Fame: Prada Epicenter, New York
:: On the Horizon: Dee & Charles Wyly Theatre, Dallas

11) Herzog & De Meuron:

:: Claim to Fame: The Tate Modern, London
:: On the Horizon: Olympic Stadium, Beijing